I am a devout Catholic since I was born.
I am having a problem understanding the second coming of Christ.

When we die, meaning our physical body, our belief is that we go thru the light and are met by someone we know and taken into what would be heaven. Whatever heaven is to us.

It is my understanding, that our soul is not in the ground in which our flesh or ashes lay. It is my understanding that our soul and spirit travels thru the universe to meet our Lord and join in celebration life after the body dies.

What does it mean for Christ in his second coming to raise the dead again??????? My belief is we are raised to the heavely kingdom when the body dies not the soul.

Help – I am going crazy at this second coming and the dead will be raised again. That is the exact opposite of what we are taught. /dc

Seeking understanding – In The Bible our family read where it said not to “build” an alter, it can only be of natural (un-cut) stone or no stone and never any steps leading up to it; yet this is what we find in every church. Where in the Bible is there support for the alters that are built in all Catholic Churches?